Zip 37687 (Roan Mountain, TN) Climate

The climate in 37687 Roan Mountain, TN is generally mild with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months temperatures can reach up into the high 80s and during the winter months temperatures can often dip below freezing. Rainfall is relatively consistent throughout the year but it does tend to increase slightly during spring and fall. Snowfall is not uncommon during the winter months but it rarely accumulates enough to cause any major issues.

Roan Mountain (zip 37687), Tennessee gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roan Mountain (zip 37687) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Roan Mountain (zip 37687). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roan Mountain (zip 37687) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37687 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 37687 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Roan Mountain, Tennessee	United States
	52.2 in.	38.1 in.
	21.3 in.	27.8 in.
	130.0 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	79.7°	85.8°
	21.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.8	4.3
	2883 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 37687 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 37687 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37687 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 37687 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 37687 zip code with an average of 21.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37687 zip code, there are 117.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37687 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 37687 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 37687 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.2 inches in the 37687 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37687 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in the 37687 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.3 inches in the 37687 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37687 zip code with 6.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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